Definition of Familial mediterranean fever

1. Noun. (pathology) a hereditary inflammatory disorder characterized by recurrent fever, that affects groups of people originating from around the Mediterranean Sea, including Armenians, Sephardi Jews, Greeks, and Arabs ¹

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Medical Definition of Familial mediterranean fever

1. An inherited intestinal disorder that is characterised by recurrent fevers and intestinal inflammation. Usually has onset between the ages of 5 and 15 years and is more common in those of Mediterranean descent. Symptoms include fevers and abdominal pain. Some may also suffer from chest pains, multiple joint pains and red swollen legs. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Familial Mediterranean Fever

familial hyperchylomicronaemia with hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
familial hyperlipoproteinaemia
familial hyperprebetalipoproteinaemia
familial hypertriglyceridaemia
familial hypertriglyceridemia
familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
familial hypobetalipoproteinaemia
familial hypophosphatemic rickets
familial intestinal polyposis
familial juvenile nephrophthisis
familial lipodystrophy
familial lipoprotein lipase deficiency
familial lipoprotein lipase inhibitor
familial mediterranean fever (current term)
familial mental retardation 1
familial mental retardation protein
familial microcytic anaemia
familial multiple endocrine adenomatosis
familial nephrosis
familial neuroviscerolipidosis
familial nonhaemolytic nonobstructive jaundice
familial nonhemolytic jaundice
familial paroxysmal rhabdomyolysis
familial periodic paralysis
familial polyposis
familial polyposis coli
familial pseudoinflammatory macular degeneration
familial pseudoinflammatory maculopathy

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